Chapter 131 Chapter 131 First Round Advancement
goldfish?
Yuyin was stunned, and then she remembered that she and Jingwu each caught a goldfish on the night of the temple fair, and after they separated, she took them to the villa of the Chang family.
Nanase took the two goldfish as they entered the house. Always thorough, she immediately prepared a small tank for them. Before leaving, she took a special look and saw the two goldfish swimming happily in the tank.
Unexpectedly, Yue Ren was still thinking about the goldfish from that night. Yu Yin couldn't bring herself to mention her senior brother's home to him, so she could only shake her head and say vaguely, "I didn't bring it home. I'm leaving it at a friend's house for now. Yue Ren, if you want to see it, I'll bring it over for you to see at the next competition."
Xiangri Yueren quickly waved his hand: "Then there's no need. This little thing is very fragile, right? It's better not to bring it around and bother with it. I'm satisfied knowing that you're taking good care of it, Yuyin."
The two chatted for a few words. Yue Ren's interest came and went quickly. In addition, in order to create opportunities for Atobe, Oshitari Yuushi next to him deliberately diverted his attention. After a while, he went to the side to talk to his partner and other teammates.
So only Atobe Keigo was left beside Yuyin, and the two of them were silent for a while.
Yuyin racked her brains for something less awkward to talk about, and after much thought, the topic returned to the goldfish. "Sorry, Keigo, I was in a hurry the night before last and forgot one of your goldfish belonged to me. I accidentally took it with me. I'll have Ms. Nanase send someone to deliver it to your house later."
"Don't bother," Atobe Keigo smiled. "I've asked Yamaki, and it's better to keep goldfish in pairs. They're less lonely and more likely to survive. So, why don't you try to separate them?"
"Ah, well... you're right." It didn't sound wrong to her, but the man in front of her was the one who had just confessed his love to her. Hearing him mention words like "in pairs," "don't break up a couple," and "don't separate," Yuyin stuttered a bit, a rare occurrence. She couldn't help but laugh at her own sensitivity and quickly changed the subject, asking, "What's your first match? Who are you going to play, Jingwu?"
"According to the rules, we'll have singles three first, followed by doubles two, alternating between singles and doubles," Atobe Keigo said, his expression filled with his usual confidence and pride. "For this singles three round, the coach and I both agreed to let Kara take the court."
"It's Karachi," Tamane asked without hesitation, "Will the singles second be Jiro or Oshitari?"
Atobe Keigo raised an eyebrow and said, "As expected of you, Yuyin, you immediately guessed my intention of training."
Yuyin remained silent. If she couldn't guess Atobe's intention to adjust the lineup, she would have been wasting her time as the tennis club manager.
Although Kabaji was occasionally assigned to play doubles in Hyotei's match schedule, he was mostly in the second or third singles position. In the past, when he played third singles, Jiro Akutagawa was assigned to play second singles.
As for Jiro's tennis...it's not that it's bad, it's more like his happy tennis has surpassed the level of ordinary people, otherwise Atobe wouldn't pamper him so much and turn a blind eye to his typical violations of the rules in the past such as skipping training or sleeping.
But when it comes to competitive games, Jiro has a fatal flaw - his desire to win is not strong enough.
It should be noted that sometimes the strength of the two sides in the game is almost the same, and what determines the final result of the game is often the obsession with victory of the person swinging the racket.
In the previous training camp, Tamane saw that Atobe singled out Oshitari and gave him many more singles practice matches, and transferred the second-year Hiyoshi Wakaba to do some doubles cooperation training. At that time, Tamane had a vague idea of Atobe Keigo's intention.
"Are you planning to let Ozawa go solo this time?" Although it was a question, Yuyin said it with certainty.
Atobe was not surprised at all that Tamane guessed it. He turned his head to look at Inuyasha on the other side. He was talking to Taketo and Hiyoshi Wakaba. Soon, the second singles match would be between Mukaihi and Hiyoshi Wakaba.
"You know Oshitari. His talent is actually far greater than what outsiders currently see. It's just that he has always been like this. If he can use a little effort to solve a problem, he won't use more than three times." When mentioning Oshitari's lazy character, Atobe Keigo snorted a little. "Hmph, if you don't force him, he won't take the initiative to take the lead."
Not far away, Yuushi Oshizuka, who was trying to help Yueren and his junior to improve their tacit understanding, suddenly shuddered.
"What's wrong, Yushi?" Yue Ren wondered why he suddenly stopped talking.
Ozuki Yuushi pushed up his glasses, a white light flashed across the lenses, and he said with a conceited smile, "This feeling must be that someone is saying something bad about me."
Hiyoshi Waka: “…Tsk.” He would rather play singles than doubles. Damn it, when will the underdog be able to overcome the opponent?
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Once the conversation was opened, Yuyin was no longer so reserved and just sat next to Atobe Keigo to watch the game as usual.
Anyway, she only said that she would have some time to think about the reply, but she didn't say when to give the reply specifically. So why not think about it more?
Echigodaira is a very suitable opponent for formation training. As a team entering the national competition for the first time, although they are not as good as several strong teams in the Kanto region, they do have basic level of strength. Hyotei uses them to test new formations, which can show certain effectiveness and there is no need to worry about failure.
Soon, not only did Huadi win the third singles match neatly, but the new doubles combination of Yueren and Hiyoshi Ruo, the veteran and the new, also won 6:2.
On the sidelines, Oshitari had already picked up his racket and warmed up after Taketo won the first set of the doubles match. He was the type of person who seemed cynical but actually made meticulous preparations. Since Atobe had entrusted him with the responsibility of playing second singles, he had to live up to that trust.
Of course, leaving so early also shows that Ozaki has trust in his old partner Taketo and believes that they will be able to win soon.
"Yushi, you must win beautifully, don't embarrass me!"
As he walked off the field, sweating profusely, Taketo patted Oshitari's shoulder and high-fived him.
Oshitari smiled confidently: "Of course, just wait and see."
In this match, Inuzaka lived up to his boast and quickly ended the game with a score of 6:0. Yuyin felt so sorry for his opponent, who was stunned.
Yuyin came to the conclusion after watching the game that when Oshitari gets serious, he is indeed terrifying.
The most terrifying thing is that this is not all his strength.
At this point, Ice Emperor had won three games in a row and had already secured their place in the next round. However, the national tournament rules stipulated that each team must play a full five games in the first round, so even though Ice Emperor had already won, they still had to continue with the next doubles and singles matches.
However, after the opening ceremony in the morning, the competition officially started quite late, and it was already lunch time at this time.
This was due to Hyotei's generally one-sided matches, progressing incredibly quickly, with the second singles match already completed in the morning. On other fields, most teams were still playing their second doubles match, and some even had their third singles match underway in tight matches.
In addition to giving the team players time to eat, the organizers also specially arranged a lunch break to avoid the hottest and most scorching time of the day at noon.
As for lunch, Keigo Atobe had naturally made arrangements long ago. With a wave of his hand, he asked Yamaki to send someone to deliver a luxurious lunch box, one for each of the regular team members.
In addition, he even did not forget the 200-member cheering group. Although it was not as rich as the luxurious lunch boxes of the main players, it was much more than the contents of ordinary lunch boxes.
Yuyin saw it all and listened to the excited chattering of the cheering group after they got the food. She couldn't help but sigh, no wonder Jingwu was so popular in Hyotei. Who wouldn't want to have such a considerate, attentive and caring boss?
If it were her, she would be willing to do so too. Think about the bosses she had in the past. They were either workaholics or workaholics who would exploit her surplus value.
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During lunch break, the members of the tennis club spent their time at a court nearby that was booked by Keigo Atobe. After a good rest, they entered the court in the afternoon, feeling even more confident.
Of course, by this time, the news that Hyotei had won three games had spread among the competition team. Some people had previously talked about Hyotei being eliminated in the first round of the Kanto Tournament, but now seeing that Hyotei was in high spirits and not as weak as the rumors said, they all shut up and dared not laugh at him in secret anymore.
The first match in the afternoon was doubles, with Ryo Shishido and Hocho Taro playing.
Although they are also a combination of a third-year senior and a second-year junior, unlike Taketo Hiyoshiwaka, who have just come together, Shishido and Feng have been working together for a long time since they played as a pair in the Kanto Tournament. In addition, the two have a very close relationship both on and off the court, and their tacit understanding on the court is even better. In terms of the results of the game, they lived up to expectations and won the victory.
Otherwise, the combination of Shishido and Feng would not have surpassed the veteran doubles combination of Hyotei, Oshitari and Hibiscus, to take the number one doubles position.
At the beginning of the game, Hyotei got the serve, and Feng used his heavy artillery serve to give the opponent a warning.
After watching the game for a while, Yuyin couldn't help but say to Atobe, "Feng's serve stability has improved a lot. He didn't make a single mistake this time."
When Keigo Atobe heard her calling Feng Wei, who was only one year younger than her but the tallest in the team, a kid, he felt like laughing.
He nodded and gave Yuyin an analysis: "Feng's serve is unstable. Besides the problem of technical proficiency, the main reason is that his mental endurance is not strong enough. Now that Hyotei has won three games in a row and has already secured his promotion, the pressure on their doubles team is very small, so their performance will naturally be more stable. Of course-"
At the end, Atobe changed the subject, turned his head and smiled at Yuyin, saying: "Thanks to the training menus you arranged during the training camp, Feng's mental strength is now much more advanced than before."
If you were to choose the person who is most afraid of ghosts and monsters in the Hyotei Tennis Club, it would undoubtedly be Taketo Mukai. If you were to choose the person who is second most afraid of ghosts and monsters, everyone would probably unanimously choose Hou Chotaro.
The earlier outdoor training at Yuyinong was facilitated by the assistance of the mountain monsters, a fact known to everyone at Hyotei. For example, Hiyoshi Wakaba, who was completely unafraid of ghosts, and Oshitari Yuushi, who quickly accepted their existence, treated the invisible monsters like any other helpers in the tennis club, despite a brief initial curiosity. However, for Taketo and Hou Chotaro, this was a torment; overcoming their inner fear of monsters was no easy task.
Although overcoming fear in this way is not exactly the same as resisting pressure during a competition, they do have something in common. After experiencing such torture for more than half a month, it would be strange if Feng Changtaro's mental endurance did not improve.
"The results of the training were all earned through their hard work and sweat. I just provided some solutions."
Yuyin said modestly, but in her heart she apologized to her junior classmate who was like a conscience of Bingdi. Her monster training menu was a strong dose of medicine for Feng, a little too strong, but sports competitions are sometimes just that cruel.
Back then, the training of new recruits by the Chang family and the training of new students at the Jujutsu High School were much more brutal than this.
Yuyin still remembered how, when she first enrolled at Jujutsu High School, her first-year teacher took her directly to the site of the cursed spirit, pointing to the dilapidated old house and asking her to deal with it. Fortunately, she wasn't a real fifteen-year-old girl, otherwise, being suddenly thrown into such an environment, she would have been terrified and heartbroken.
But Yuyin actually understood why the college teachers did this. After all, they would encounter uncertain and dangerous situations involving life and death in the future. Only by experiencing and training more in daily life can they calm down when they really encounter such situations and have the ability and confidence to deal with and solve difficulties.
Echigo Taira's doubles one was stronger than doubles two, but unfortunately they met the stronger and more coordinated combination of Shishido and Feng, and were quickly defeated 6:1.
So the game came to the last game, singles.
Atobe Keigo.
Atobe stood up, but instead of putting on his coat and throwing it in the middle of the field as usual, he took it off first and bent down to hand it to Tamane beside him.
When Yuyin took it, she suddenly heard Atobe say, "Is this your first time watching my official match, Yuyin?"
Without waiting for a response, Atobe rolled into the arena. Tamane understood what he meant. He wanted her to look at him and fully appreciate his heroic performance in the game.
She adjusted the coat she had taken over a little, held it in her arms, hummed softly, and then looked at the field intently.
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